Translations
Modern
Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”
Traditional
Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.
Literal
Your nakedness will be uncovered—indeed, your shame will be seen! I will take vengeance, and no man will I meet.”
Latin
Revelabitur ignominia tua, et videbitur opprobrium tuum; ultionem capiam, et non resistet mihi homo.
Original
Hebrew
English
Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”
Notes
God will bring justice to the world by punishing those who oppose him and oppress his people (see Isaiah 34:8). This will remove wickedness.
In this taunt against Babylon, the nation is described as a proud queen.
But she is brought low and humiliated. Instead of ruling, she is forced to work like a servant girl.
We can draw two conclusions from the earlier evidence that the Lord alone is God:
Babylon's great pride is foolish (Isaiah 47:1–15);
Israel should listen to the word of the Lord (Isaiah 48:1–22).
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC